Taiwan introduces 3 famous movies to Hanoi audiences

As part of a series of activities to promote cultural exchange between Taiwan and Vietnam, from November 20 to 21, at Hanoi Cinematheque (22A Hai Ba Trung - Hanoi), there will be a film screening program "Enjoying Taiwanese cinema" to introduce Taiwanese cinema.

This program will introduce to the audience three famous Taiwanese films “Three Times”, “When Love Comes” and “Cape No. 7”. Each film reflects an aspect of Taiwanese social life past and present with a profound humanistic perspective.

“Three Times” is the 16th film by Taiwan’s leading director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Since its release in 2005, the film has been considered an Asian classic and one of the best works about love in world cinema. Cheung Chan and Shu Qi play the main roles in all three parts of the film. Her impressive performance helped Shu Qi win the “Best Actress” award at the 2005 Golden Horse Film Festival (Taiwan).

“Cape No. 7” is the debut work of director Wei De Sheng, born in 1969. The top-notch music helped the film win the “Best Film Score” award at the 2008 Golden Horse Film Festival. After winning three awards at the 2008 Taipei Film Festival, the film was widely released and became the second highest-grossing film in Taiwan’s box office history, grossing 13.8 million USD. The film was selected by Taiwan to compete for the “Best Foreign Language Film” Oscar that same year.

Released in 2010, “When Love Comes” by director Zhang Zuoji dissects the complex multi-generational family in contemporary Taiwan with a series of cultural conflicts and generational rifts. The film is imbued with Asian philosophy and shows the role of women in Taiwanese families. The low-budget production won the “Best Film” award at the 2010 Golden Horse Film Festival. All films shown are in original Chinese with English and Vietnamese subtitles.

According to Hanoi Moi